Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani is the chairman of Al Faisal Holding, one of Qatar's biggest conglomerates, which he founded in 1964. It owns more than 20 hotels around the world, including the St. Regis ...

With global economic uncertainty on the rise and a significant drop in VC funding, young entrepreneurs in Asia-Pacific have faced a new set of challenges in the past year. But the current environment ...

Women in MENA are leading some of the largest local and global companies and leaving an immense impact across industries, from banking powerhouses to technology visionaries. Once again, Hana Al ...

Established in 1982 as a commercial print shop, the Obeikan Investment Group operates across the manufacturing, packaging, printing, supply chain, education, and investment sectors. It operates in 16 ...

Established in 1983, Memaar Al Morshedy employs 3,000 people, has 70,000 clients, and had built 1,195 buildings, 25 malls, and delivers about 3,500 units per year. In 2024, the group rebranded to ...

Our first list of 20 Arab Women in Government recognizes the most impactful women in leading roles across government institutions, excluding ministerial and parliamentary positions. In the U.A.E., ...

Despite a difficult period due to the pandemic, travel and tourism remains a vital sector for MENA. While tourism has always been important for the U.A.E., Egypt, and Jordan, now other GCC countries, ...

Aluminum Company of Egypt (Egyptalum) is the only manufacturer of primary aluminum in Egypt, and one of North Africa’s largest aluminum companies. In March 2025, it signed a 25-year power purchase ...

Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiya became chairman of Qatari Diar in March 2024, having joined its board in 2017 and becoming CEO in 2018. It was established in 2005 by the Qatar Investment Authority and is ...

Breaking the glass ceiling for women entrepreneurs in MENA is a much harder task compared to their counterparts in other parts of the world. Women-led businesses make up less than 5% of MENA’s total ...

The Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) was originally founded in 1985. The ADCB Group was formed in 2020 by a merger between ADCB and Union National Bank and the acquisition of Al Hilal Bank. Today the ...

After cofounding PureHealth in 2006, Asif was appointed group CEO in December 2023, the same month the group’s IPO raised a total of $986 million by offering 10% of its issued share capital on the ...